The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it found no evidence of any regulatory violations at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.In a letter from DHHS dated Jan. 9, the organization said it made an unannounced visit to the hospital sometime between late December and early January. “The purpose of the visit was to investigate a complaint on non-compliance with regulatory requirements received by our office,” the letter read. DHHS investigated complaints of failure to ensure quality medical care of patients, adherence to medical staff bylaws, and medical staff privileges.During the visit, DHHS interviewed several staff members and hospital leaders and consulted reports and files at Children’s Hospital.In the letter, DHHS said that none of the allegations presented to them are substantiated.Click here to read the DHHS letter.The Children's Board of Directors told KETV Newswatch 7 it will hire a healthcare consulting company to do an independent review. They wrote:"To further our commitment to high-quality patient care, we are engaging experts from The Greeley Company to conduct an independent review of Children's policies and the application of those policies in the areas of quality of care and patient safety. The Greeley Company is nationally recognized, helping hundreds of healthcare organizations nationwide to excel at delivering high-quality patient care. Their review will take place over the next few months.While we are confident in our policies and practices, we recognize and welcome the value and assurance an external review such as this provides to our organization and our community regarding the quality of care provided at Children's. We will share the review findings when available. All of us at Children's are fully committed to continuing efforts to make this enterprise a global leader for children's health. This expert clinical review is one more step in that process."

OMAHA, Neb. —

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it found no evidence of any regulatory violations at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.

In a letter from DHHS dated Jan. 9, the organization said it made an unannounced visit to the hospital sometime between late December and early January.

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“The purpose of the visit was to investigate a complaint on non-compliance with regulatory requirements received by our office,” the letter read. DHHS investigated complaints of failure to ensure quality medical care of patients, adherence to medical staff bylaws, and medical staff privileges.

During the visit, DHHS interviewed several staff members and hospital leaders and consulted reports and files at Children’s Hospital.

In the letter, DHHS said that none of the allegations presented to them are substantiated.

The Children's Board of Directors told KETV Newswatch 7 it will hire a healthcare consulting company to do an independent review. They wrote:

"To further our commitment to high-quality patient care, we are engaging experts from The Greeley Company to conduct an independent review of Children's policies and the application of those policies in the areas of quality of care and patient safety. The Greeley Company is nationally recognized, helping hundreds of healthcare organizations nationwide to excel at delivering high-quality patient care. Their review will take place over the next few months.

While we are confident in our policies and practices, we recognize and welcome the value and assurance an external review such as this provides to our organization and our community regarding the quality of care provided at Children's. We will share the review findings when available. All of us at Children's are fully committed to continuing efforts to make this enterprise a global leader for children's health. This expert clinical review is one more step in that process."